given the significance of relativism in molding our worldview and uncovering the nature of truth, this study using the newly-developed concept of emotioncy, attempted to introduce sensory relativism as a new perspective based on which senses can relativize our understanding of the world. to espouse the theory, 24 individuals were interviewed on their experiences of phlebotomy. the results were ...

Congenital deafness not only affects the development of the auditory cortex, but also the interrelation between the visual and auditory system. For example, congenital deafness leads to visual modulation of the deaf auditory cortex in the form of cross-modal plasticity. Here we asked, whether congenital deafness additionally affects auditory modulation in the visual cortex. We demonstrate that ...

Arm-amputation involves two powerful drivers for brain plasticity-sensory deprivation and altered use. However, research has largely focused on sensory deprivation and maladaptive change. Here we show that adaptive patterns of limb usage after amputation drive cortical plasticity. We report that individuals with congenital or acquired limb-absence vary in whether they preferentially use their i...

A single case study is presented of an unusual dissociation between the sensory perception of an object and the grasping action towards the same object. The patient IW was found at age 74 to have spent all his life without the left parietal lobe, as a result of a congenital peri-natal insult. IW does not show any signs of sensory dysfunction, but he has a persistent motor bias that arises durin...

abstract:background : hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most common cause of congenital sensory neuronal hearing loss. these patients are screened by auditory brainstem response (abr) test at bilirubin levels higher than 1% of gestational weight. aim: to determine whether hyperbilirubinemia less than 1% of gestational weight could induce hearing loss and abnormal auditory brainstem response (abr...

introduction deafness is one of the most important sensory disturbances at birth. hearing loss can affect the development of speaking and learning during life. early diagnosis and intervention improve language outcome. the  current study aimed to determine the frequency of profound congenital hearing loss in healthy newborn infants in fars province. methods in a multicenter prospective study, f...

purpose : to evaluate the incidence of leber’s congenital amaurosis (lca) in low vision children referred to electrophysiology ward of farabi eye hospital , and review the clinical features of disease and electroretiongraphy (erg) test values to confirm the diagnosis and severity of the disease in iran . design: prospective observational case series methods : two-hundred and fifteen cases of lo...

Abstract:Background : Hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most common cause of congenital sensory neuronal hearing loss. These patients are screened by auditory brainstem response (ABR) test at bilirubin levels higher than 1% of gestational weight. Aim: to determine whether hyperbilirubinemia less than 1% of gestational weight could induce hearing loss and abnormal auditory brainstem response (ABR...